New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
ASH WEDNESDAY CLOSES THE SEASON.
THE LAST COTILLoN-MRa LORILLARD's DANCE
CHARITY ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE LAST CoTILLoN-MRa LORTLLARD's DANCE.
CHARITY ENTERTAINMENTS.
No earthquake or other startling natural phenom.
enon marked the close of tho social last week
The dawn of Ash Wednesday crept up like the dawn
of any other day, and was no more depressing Ia
belated jewellers than the chill of the average winter
morning. 1t did, however, mean emphatcay the
cessation of certain amount of fashionable dongs in
New-York for six weeks. People OF leisure will NOT
enjoy themselves less perhals only their amusements
will be of different kind. Dinners, theatre parties
sewing Glasses, luncheons and quiet card parties will
take the place OF receptions teas, coons, and balls
both public and private. Strange as it NAV seem tho
theatres and the opera always do best la Lent II
reflection on the patriotism OF fashionable people that
they did little or nothing in honor of Washington's
Birthday Those OF them who could went down q,
their own or their frendS country places and INDUCED
in all kinds of winter sports there but it was with no
intent to honor the memory OF the Father Of their
Country. At Tuxedo there was much gayety and no
end OF people. The earthquake at Nice where near
where many New Workers are spending the winter,
caused much alarm here on Wednesday. but private
dispatches the next day aayed all fear The destruc
ton OF property and the loss OF life were principally at
the Italian end OF the Riviera where few Americans
stay. Even San Reno Is too Tar east tor them. A
BIZ a. the American Art Gallery, where the Stewart
collection of pictures and brio abrac is to be It
will be the at the Morgan collection over again.
There good deal of interest reused by this exhbi-
ton aside from its attraction az an art display The
regret is wide and deep that this collection like Ms
Morgans and John Taylor Johnstons must be broken
up.
bail on Monday night at Delmoncos to distinguish it
from any of its predecessors. The floral decorations
were confined to O few palms here and there, which
gave the guests the painful impression that the sub
scrpton fund was.runnng low. The music. furnished
by the Hungarian Band and by Lander. excellent
The guests received by Mrs. Coleman d. ayton
A.. AL, WAl orIM
Wake: Breese Smith Supper was served downstairs
in the large decentralization was ever served es
where land later Thomas Howard led the cotillon.
Everyone seemed to appreciate the solemnity OF the
occasion, but it was lively enough dance before !.
ended. even if few well-known faces and dresses
were missing Among the people present were Arthur
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Bronson, Mr. and Mrs a:
Post, D. ?. Kingsland, Miss Bukey, Mrs Griswold
Maud Robbins, James Otis, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
GoOdridge.
The Cotillon was not the only incident of Monday.
Mrs j. b. Manning and the Misses Manning, OF No.
lao West Thirty-tourth-st, gave dance, Mrs Louis
Hamersley had dinner party OF twentytour, Mrs.
Thomas ficks OF No. 62 East Forty ninth st. and
Mrs Geol ge n. Curtis of No 10 West Fifty thirdst,
Mrs. Henry Mills Day. OF East F0st r; bam "d M
afternoon. Then there was the wedding OF DIR. Frank
Curtis and Miss Ruth Dawson at No: West Thirty.
prettly decorated, and the wedding ceremony per-
formed at the bead of the long drawing-room. The
Rev. Dr. Johnson OF Staten Island, read the service
There were no ushers and best man. but Miss Mabel
Dawson and Miss Wesson were bridesmaids while T.
Mora Dawson, her brother, gave the bride away.
Among the guests Mr. and Mrs. G.. W. Curtis,
Miss Eveline Middleton. AZ thur Middleton, OF Wash
ington Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawson, OF Easton,
Penn. Edward Abbott, SIR and Mrs John Double
day, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doubleday, OF Boston.
DIR. and Mrs. Curtis will live at Chestnut HILL near
Boston.
Another pleasant wedding Tuesday evening at
o'clock was that of Henry W. j. Teltair and Mist
Minnie Spcer Vanderpoel at Trinity Chapel The Rev.
DR.. Ecceston, OF Staten Island, read the service
George II Frieze was best man. and G.. G.. Sawyer, {.
T.. Smith, J. H. L. Stewart X. Smith, H. Redmond and
H. Waldo, jr., were the ushers. Only maid OF honor
Miss Louise Telrair, attended the bride, who wore
white satin ana point Lace with pearl and diamond
ornaments There were many guests at the church
and also at the reception aterward at the home OF tho
brides parents, at No 80 West Twenty ffthst.
Mrs. Pierre Lorard's ball on Tuesday evening
proved to be small and early dance The .uests were
then there was n supper. There thus flavor of
novelty about the affair which made it exceedingly
Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. }. Cole
man Drayton. SIR. and Mrs Pierre Lorard, jr Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Dodge aud Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts there " it'll
many other persons well known in society. Mr. Otis
and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger led the cotillon.
There was a reception followed by dance the same
evening at Mrs John Livingston's. No. 100 East
Seventy -first-st IN honor OF Miss Title Livingston,
who thus late in the introduced to a largo
circle of friends for the first time Meanwhile card
party OF liberal dimensions in progress at No. 102
East Twenty -itth-st ut Mrs. W. Wnslow Sherman's
house. Most OF the guests were members OF Mrs.
Sherman's bowlingcub. Mrs. j. W. Howe OF No. 80 West
Twenty iourth-st. gave a dance. Earuer in the dag
Ernest X. Gunther, OF No. West Fitty-seventh-st.,
entertained large number OF his friends at break.
fast. His sisters Mrs. Wilbur Boodgood and Mrs. H.
ID. Wnant, helped him receive the guests, among
whom were Walter kingsland, Edward Fales Coward.
MISS DE Wolfe. Miss Doremus, w. T.. ID Stokes. Miss
Field. the Misses Tuinure and C. L. Wetmore Mrs.
No M East and Sd Miss Wallace had
breakfast party tor ladies. Mrs Moan Dayiss recep
ton at No IS West Eighty-sixth-st. occurred in the
Afternoon.
On the evening OF Wednesday there stir in tho
circle OF fashionable and wealthy Hebrew society in
this city. when Miss Emma Segman married to
Edward Wasserman at the homo of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Segman. No. East Forty -sixth-st.
finely decorated with flowers, tho
toilets of the brds and guests brilliant and the
presents were superb. The guests were by no means
all Hebrews, tor the Segman family number, many
friends in other circles OF society Among those pres
ent were Judge and Mrs. Brady, Mrs William 4.
Ogden, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II; Choate, General and
Mrs. +. f. Winslow, General Sherman and Mr.. and
Mrs Robert c. IngersS 1t is not often that so largo
a number OF beautiful women are seen together as
when some prominent Hebrew family like the Selig.
mans gives an enter talnment.
Mrs. Sherwood will give reading for the benefit of
the New-York Infant Asylum. refuge Tor homeless
mothers and their infant children the house OF Mrs.
A. b. Darling. No. 16 Madison Square, North on Tues
day afternoon ut 23O. Sic will be assisted by Mrs.
Rice Knox. Mr.. Francis Walker, hrs. Alice Shaw and
others Tickets be obtained of Mrs. A b. Darling,
Mrs. L. NJ. Bates and Mrs Clark Bell
The Free Home for Incurables will have benefit
on Wednesday evening 1t Chickering Hall. George
Riddle will read and there will be- excellent singing by
a double quartet from the Mendclssohn Glc6 Club.
Two weeks later another entertainment tor this chart
will be given at the same place..
On Thursday the Katie Klatch tor the benefit of the
library in Orange will take place at the Metropolitan
Assembly rooms from 3 to p. Tickets at a dollar
apiece may DO purchased at Brentano's and at the
Womans Exchange and not only gain admission for
list OF patronesses contains many we'll known names.
THE RECEPTION OF THE ORANGE COUNCIL.
The first reception of the Orange Council OF the Royal
Arcanium that head in Music Hall In Orange
Thursday night occasion of special interest the
town. The council WAS ORGANIZED last summer and il